Newly
single Cassidy Quinn is thrilled to be a contestant on the new reality
dating show The One. But her excitement turns to horror when the
gorgeous bachelor turns out to be her ex-boyfriend. Seeing Brad again
makes Cassidy realize she might not be as “over him” as she thought—and
then she meets hunky cameraman Evan Burke.
After
watching his brother lose his wife in a tragic accident, Evan vows
never to fall in love. But following Cassidy around as her personal
cameraman makes him question his decision, and resisting her gets harder
with every sunbathing, bikini-wearing day.
Cassidy
and Evan begin a forbidden affair while her ex-boyfriend tries to win
her heart back one groping, awkward moment at a time. If Cassidy can
manage to stop falling off horses (literally), stop falling onto her
ex-boyfriend, the bachelor (yes, literally), and stop falling in love
with backstage playboy Evan, she might still make it through the show
without becoming a tabloid sensation
But
soon Cassidy must choose between the ex who broke her heart and the
cameraman who might never love her back. For Cassidy, this reality show
just got real.
Excerpt
“I
don’t know about you girls,” Zoe said, “but I definitely think there
are more hot men here than just the bachelor we’re all fighting for.”
“What are you talking about?” Holly asked. “Brad is super-hot. Like hawt.”
“Yeah
I know, but you can’t honestly say you haven’t noticed the guys
following us around, right?” Zoe nodded her head in the general
direction of the cameramen surrounding the pool a few feet back.
“Zoe, you know they can still hear us in here,” Erica whispered.
Cassidy opened her eyes at the talk of cameramen. What is Zoe up to now?
“I
know they can hear us, moron. That’s the point.” Zoe propped herself up
on the edge of the hot tub on her forearms, forcing her breasts to jut
out in front of her. “And I’m hoping one particular cameraman likes what
he hears…and sees.”
Cassidy’s
jaw dropped into the hot water as she realized Zoe was not only being
overtly sexual, again, but this time it was projected directly at Evan.
Her Evan.
Back off bi-otch. Six, seven, eight… Just relax. Keep your mouth shut. This is none of your business.
“You know we can’t do anything with the crew,” Erica said. “It said so on one of those forms we signed.”
“I
know that,” Zoe huffed, “but that doesn’t mean I can’t have a little
fun while I’m waiting around for the finale, does it? Besides, someone
needs to give America something good to watch. You girls certainly
aren’t helping the ratings.”
Holly rolled her eyes. “So you’re going to screw around with the crew to help ratings?”
“Oh
relax, girls. It’s not like I’m going to sleep with him or anything.”
Zoe smirked. “Just a little harmless flirting, that’s all. Unless of
course, someone else already has her eyes on him?”
Cassidy locked eyes with Zoe.
Is
she implying there’s something going on with me and Evan? Why would she
think that? Just because I want to jump him every time I’m near him
doesn’t mean I have a thing for him. I can’t help it if my mind goes to
dirty places when he’s around. I’ve never acted on one of those
thoughts, so what’s she getting at? It’s not like she can read my mind…
Can she? No, idiot, she can’t.
Say something, she’s still staring at you.
“You
can do whatever you want, right girls?” Cassidy said to the other
women. “Maybe you’ll even get yourself kicked off the show.”
“They can’t kick me out for saying hello and being polite.”
I can kick you.
Source: eARC for Honest Review
My Review...
So I had this on my to be read list for quite awhile and then once I got a chance to read it for a tour I jumped on it. With this book I liked the idea of it but at times I felt it a bit predictable and cliche.
I immediately fell for Evan and I felt the chemistry between Cassidy and Evan right away. I however didn't feel the connection between Cassidy and Brad so that part of the love triangle fell flat for me because I didn't feel it but that was ok because I was team Evan all the way.
I loved the tension between Zoe and Cassidy and I can't wait to find out more in the next book with Paige and Zoe. Even though Zoe is a jerk I think there is a story to unfold will find out soon enough.
With Paige she was a sweetheart who just wanted to be loved so I hope to see her HEA soon.
I did like the growth and exploration of Evan and Cassidy and felt this book was cute and an easy read without too much drama and it did hook me in enough to read the next book in the series. :)
3.5 Thumbs up!
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Lauren
Author Info:
Heather
Thurmeier is a lover of strawberry margaritas, a hater of spiders, and a
reality TV junkie. She was born and raised in the Canadian prairies,
but now lives in upstate New York with her own personal romance hero
(aka her husband) and their two little princesses. When she's not busy
taking care of the kids and an adventurous puppy named Indy, Heather's
hard at work on her next romance novel.
"Heather
Thurmeier's hunky heroes and feisty heroines will have you laughing out
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